Timeline for Recovering files on drive that was previously dualbooting Windows and linux. Now I only run linux

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May 9, 2018 at 4:12	audit	Suggested edits
May 9, 2018 at 4:13
Apr 25, 2018 at 9:43	answer	added	Zeek		timeline score: 0
Apr 24, 2018 at 19:52	comment	added	AFH		A disc can fail at any time, so you need to be prepared for this to happen by backing up files you can't afford to lose. It follows therefore that any file not backed up is one that you can recover or manage without. Your message title says "Now I only run linux", while your question says you "installed only Windows 10". I don't think I can be blamed for being confused. If you are running Windows, maybe you should try running a Linux Live Boot disc and see if utilities like `testdisk` or `extundelete` can help you.
Apr 24, 2018 at 18:20	comment	added	Alexander Andersen		Thanks for your answer. What do you mean by the files not being important by definition, since they weren't backed up? The files I am talking about are not system files but personal files. I am not sure how you think I contradict myself; before the format I was running both Linux and Windows on my machine, and after format (now) I run only Windows. The recovery software I seem to be able to find only find old windows files..
Apr 24, 2018 at 15:03	comment	added	AFH		Recover them from your back-up; if they weren't backed up, then they weren't really important, by definition. That said, if you did a quick format, then the file data may still be on the disc and possibly recoverable. There are lots of data recovery software packages, according to the OS you are using, which is unclear - your title and your question say the opposite of each other.
Apr 24, 2018 at 14:20	review	First posts
Apr 24, 2018 at 15:07
Apr 24, 2018 at 14:18	history	asked	Alexander Andersen	CC BY-SA 3.0